Maritime law

maritime law

n. Also called "admiralty law" or "the law of admiralty," the laws and regulations, including international agreements and treaties, which exclusively govern activities at sea or in any navigable waters. In the United States federal courts have jurisdiction over maritime law.

MARITIME LAW. That system of law which relates to the affairs of the sea,
such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.

The Admiralty Law Section officers are Chair-Elect David Alan Abramson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Vice Chair and Newsletter Editor David Buzard of Norfolk, Virginia; Secretary James Jacobsen of Seattle; and Immediate Past Chair John deGravelles of Baton Rouge.

Until this later phase Canadian admiralty law was based on the British Act of 1890, under which Act such superior courts as might be selected by the Parliament of Canada could become admiralty courts with jurisdiction equivalent to the powers then exercised by the Admiralty Division of the High Court in England.

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